Topic: My Blu-Ray Reviews

[Tom]

But you really have to buy the Blu-ray version of "Battle Royale". All the DVD versions that I know have horrible video quality.

[Piffi]

Thanks guys! (The Blu-Ray version it has to be)
See if i find it, in time for Christmas =)

[samuelrichardscott]

I picked up the Limited Edition UK Blu on release but that has more than doubled in price now. You can get the regular 3 disc Blu-ray for the same price as the one disc if you go to the new section of Amazon Marketplace.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B007RM1G7K/ref=sr_1_1_olp?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1354446173&sr=1-1&condition=new

Of course, if you just want to check the movie out first, then grab one of the cheap DVD releases for about £1 plus postage used.

Whatever you do though, avoid Battle Royale II: Requiem.

[Piffi]

Cool! Thanks for the headsup
I've found it cheap some places on blu allready! (nice)
And i will not get the Battle Royal 2. Is that a bad one?

[samuelrichardscott]

And i will not get the Battle Royal 2. Is that a bad one?

It's quite universally disliked. I'd give it a generous 2/5

[Piffi]

Oh, i see. Then i wont get that anytime soon!
I've orded the Battle Royal from a local store for
a cheap buck on bluray. So hopefully i will get it
sometime next week or so.

[Piffi]

Title: Full Metal Jacket
Year: 1987
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Rating: 16
Length: 117 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: Engelsk: PCM: 5.1, Engelsk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spansk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Italiensk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Fransk: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Tysk: Dolby Digital: 5.1
Subtitles: Dansk, Engelsk, Finsk, Fransk, Hollandsk, Italiensk, Kinesisk, Koreansk, Portugisisk, Svensk, Tysk









Stars:
Matthew Modine
Adam Baldwin
Vincent D'Onofrio
Lee Ermey
Dorian Harewood
Arliss Howard









Plot:
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.









Extras:
Scenevalg
Audio Commentary
Feature Trailers
Dokumentar










My Review:
So this was a movie i've had in my unwatched pile for a long time. A movie that i have wanted to see for a long time aswell. And a lot of people have recommaned this one to me, since i love war movies, specially the Vietnam war. So now i finally got around to watch it. And i will just start to say that its a bit different than the "usual" war movie. But its a good war movie. Its start of strong, and it keeps it high pace trough out the movie. A movie with a strong story, and you get to see the POV from some of the privates. And for me, this was a very interesting movie, with how they did it. Its a good and strong war movie, not as good as Platoon but a war movie that i would recommand you guys to watch.
This is a movie that i would like to watch again at some point. And if you guys know any other good Vietnam war movies, please let me know!










My Rating:
5/6

[dfmorgan]

And if you guys know any other good Vietnam war movies, please let me know!

A couple that stood out when I watched them originally were Hamburger Hill and The Odd Angry Shot.

[Piffi]

Thanks alot Sir I've put them down on my list.

[Achim]

I have always preferred Full Metal Jacket over Platoon. I just felt that the anti-war message was much stronger in it than in Platoon, which had too many pretty sunset shots and the over-the-top crucification reference near the end (the one from the poster...). Full Metal jacket is so clearly not filmed in Vietnam (not that I would have known when I first watched it and yet it doesn't matter. Kubrick being Kubrick.

[Piffi]

I gotcha Achim. And i can agree on some points.
But there is something with the whole movie (Platoon)
that just make it the great movie it is (for me) Now i've
only watched Ful Metal Jacket once, and Platoon many
times. And for me, being interested in the Vietnam war, the
Platoon is on my top 3 list of absolute favourite movies of all time.

[Kathy]

Off the top my head: The Boys in Company C, The Deer Hunter, Born on the 4th of July, Good Morning Vietnam and Apocalypse Now

[Piffi]

Thanks alot ma'm! I've got a few of those in my unwatched pile, wich i hoped i would be able to watch in the Christmas.
But Good Morning Vietnam, i've only heard stuff about. Gotta put it on my list aswell! hehe
Thanks

[DSig]

What "M*A*S*H*" the movie was to the Korean 'confilct' so "Good Morning Viietnam" is to the Vietnam 'conflict'.  Some very good bits .. very funny and sad.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Off the top my head: The Boys in Company C, The Deer Hunter, Born on the 4th of July, Good Morning Vietnam and Apocalypse Now

Not to forget Platoon and We Were Soldiers